Barely a week to its inauguration, the Adamawa State House of Assembly has started legislating on a bill to increase the severity of punishment for "Shila" boys. NEWS PLATFORM
The "Shila" boys, who operate within the state capital with dangerous weapons, could face a stiff penalties under a bill presented before the assembly on Wednesday.
The move to impose heavier punishment is coming few days after the 8th assembly under the leadership Rt. Hon Bathiya Wesley, was inaugurated.
The legislation, sponsored by Hon. Suleiman Alkali (Yola North) is seeking to expand a range of punishment with a view to ending the nefarious activities of the hoodlums.
Already, the bill tagged," a Bill for a Law to Amend the Adamawa State Penal Code Law Number 10 of 2018 to Provide for Stiffer Punishment against the Activities of the Shila Insurgence Group , to Eliminate all Forms of Mischief to Provide for Maximum Security Group" has scaled through 1st reading.
The legislators unanimously considered the merits of the bill and supported its 1st reading at a plenary presided by the Speaker. Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley.
After reading the bill for 1st time, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, directed the clerk to the assembly to schedule the bill for 2nd reading at the next legislative day.
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